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Month: September 2022
Sheriffs Press Conference on Upcoming Rally to Stop Fentanyl Poisonings
Media Advisory: Sheriffs Press Conference on Biden Border Crisis, Upcoming Rally to Stop Fentanyl Poisonings
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — A group of sheriffs from around the country – including several who just visited the border – will hold a press conference on Friday, September 16, at 10:00 a.m. E.T. They will be accompanied by Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX), Congressman Michael Cloud (R-TX), as well as fentanyl activist Virginia Krieger.
Read the full media advisory on the PR Newswire web site.
Fentanyl in Disguise
Fentanyl in disguise: Expert calls deadly opioid’s presence a ‘slow-motion chemical weapon attack’
A record 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses and poisonings last year
Fentanyl is more frequently appearing in disguised forms like prescription pills and “rainbow fentanyl.”
Unsuspecting victims are also coming in contact with the illicit opioid, which is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and deadly in small amounts, on or in everyday objects, according to law enforcement agencies and other experts who have warned of the presence of fentanyl on cash bills and food products.
“You can make a lot of money by doing good — by providing services and food and creations that are beneficial to humanity in all types of ways. …Instead, [drug manufacturers and smugglers] are participating in evil in order to advance a … method or a movement in order to disrupt the United States as much as possible. It is a slow-motion chemical weapon attack, I think, that’s being perpetrated by China and a third opium war,”
Jim Rauh, founder of the nonprofit organization Families Against Fentanyl, told Fox News Digital.
Read the full article on the Fox News web site.
Narcan Vending Machine in Orange County
This new vending machine in Orange County could save opioid users’ lives
People who use opioids and are at-risk of an accidental overdose can now get a life-saving overdose reversal kit — from a local vending machine.
The Orange County jail has become one of the few facilities in the state to offer free Narcan nasal spray for drug overdoses, county officials announced.
Narcan, a medicine used to quickly treat an opioid overdose, is available 24 hours a day in a vending machine in the lobby of the Orange County Detention Center at 1200 U.S. 70 West in Hillsborough.
Read full article on Aol/News & Observer.
Chairman Banks Hosts Press Conference Following Roundtable on Deadly Fentanyl Crisis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 14th, 2022
CONTACT: Buckley Carlson, 202-904-0296
ADVISORY: Chairman Banks Hosts Press Conference Following Roundtable on Deadly Fentanyl Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks will hold a press conference Thursday, September 15th at 3:15pm ET at the House Triangle following a roundtable with members of RSC, parents who have lost children to fentanyl and other constituents harmed by the opioid crisis.
WHAT: RSC Chairman Jim Banks, RSC members, constituents harmed by the opioid crisis, and parents who have lost children to fentanyl will be discussing the flow of narcotics across our southern border, stronger penalties for drug traffickers, and legislative solutions to help curb the worsening synthetic opioid crisis.
WHO:
RSC Members
1 Chairman Rep. Jim Banks (IN)
2 Rep. Ashley Hinson (IA)
3 Rep. Brian Babin (TX)
4 Rep. Kat Cammack (FL)
5 Rep. Byron Donalds (FL)
6 Rep. Pete Stauber (MN)
7 Rep. Lisa McClain (MI)
8 Rep. Mike Carey (OH)
9 Rep. Chip Roy (TX)
10 Rep. Tim Burchett (TN)
11 Rep. Scott DesJarlais (TN)
12 Rep. Greg Pence (IN)
13 Rep. Bruce Westerman (AR)
Guest Speakers
1 Lori and Dean Ashenfelder Lake Toxaway, North Carolina
2 Theresa Juillerat Fort Wayne, Indiana
3 Nate Moellering Fort Wayne, Indiana
4 April Babcock Dundalk, Maryland
5 Patricia Drewes Oxford, North Carolina
6 Brandi Shepherd Warsaw, Indiana
7 Wendy Thomas Sanford, North Carolina
8 Rebecca Deyloff Gainesville, Florida
WHEN: Thursday, September 15th, 2022 at 3:15 pm ET
WHERE: House Triangle
All members of the media planning to attend must RSVP to Buckley.Carlson@mail.house.gov and Jessica.Weiner@mail.house.gov.
Jessica Weiner
Press Secretary
Republican Study Committee | Chairman Jim Banks
22 Pounds of fentanyl siezed in Forsyth County
Detectives in Forsyth County, North Carolina, have seized over $2.6 million of fentanyl – enough of the deadly drug to kill 5 million people – in the largest bust in the county’s history, authorities said last week.
Read the full story here.
WCNC Charlotte story on James D’Alo
Faced with an uncontrollable number of drug overdose deaths, North Carolina leaders passed a bi-partisan law meant to hold drug dealers accountable, but a WCNC Charlotte investigation found police rarely arrested suspects for the newly created charge of death by distribution in the first two years of its existence.
The felony, when charged as “aggravated,” holds a sentence of up to 40 years in prison, but court records reveal few drug dealers across the state actually face the crime.
Izzy D’Alo is still waiting for justice a year after her father’s fatal overdose. James D’Alo died on Jan. 18, 2021, in Stallings, North Carolina — a southeastern suburb of Charlotte. The medical examiner ruled the 50-year-old’s death accidental and suspected fentanyl as the source.
“I had a feeling my dad was just going to be viewed as another drug addict and he wasn’t,” his daughter said. “Since he died, I’ve learned a lot about him and his struggles and what drove him to that path and it’s really sad.”
Izzy D’Alo
FULL STORY: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/cri…
222 people died from overdoses in Wake County last year
222 people died from overdoses in Wake last year. Here is the county’s opioids plan.
With a solemn but hopeful yes, Wake leaders put the county’s first dollars from the national opioid settlement into action Tuesday night. “We’re taking a comprehensive approach to get folks on the path to recovery,” said Denise Forman, assistant Wake County manager.
Read the article on the N&O web site.
9Lives – Epidemic
App State to offer free naloxone, fentanyl test kits
Wellness and Prevention services at App State have begun offering free fentanyl test strip kits and naloxone to students who anonymously request the service through their website or request them in office, according to Anna Oakes, News and Media Relations Director at the university.